Brussels vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
196K
9.37M

The cost of living in Brussels is 169% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1988th and 6780th ($1958 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 173rd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hefei

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Brussels Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$8558

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699